Callaghan sought defence force help with deadly H2S gas storage

Callaghan sought defence force help with deadly H2S gas storage
Callaghan's former chair Pete Hodgson said his request was highly unusual. (Image: NZME)
Greg Hurrell
Callaghan Innovation last year sought help from the NZ Defence Force to deal with the storage of potentially lethal hydrogen sulphide gas at its site in Lower Hutt.According to partially redacted communications released under the Official Information Act, Callaghan sought the intervention of then defence minister Andrew Little. The institute had been seeking a solution since October 2022.In a Feb 17, 2023 letter from then Callaghan chair Pete Hodgson to Little, Hodgson asked for help from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squadron “in...

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